Writing – Where to Get Paid Jobs and Projects

Writing and proofreading is a freelance job that many consider these days, especially as the global economy faces a recession. Many are looking for alternative sources of income and copywriting, along with proofreading, is a favorite as it doesn’t require any formal education and can be easily done by anyone from home.

There are hundreds, if not thousands of sites you can choose to start your projects/jobs from. Just do a quick browse and you’ll see it. Here are several for those of you who intend to get started.
The most popular ones are Elance, Scriptlance, Guru, ODesk and GetAFreelancer. I’ve personally tried all of them, but to date, I’ve only managed to succeed on GetAFreelancer.

The most important thing is to set up an attractive profile on these sites. If you need an idea of ​​how to set up your profile on these sites, you can click on my link at the bottom of this article which will take you all to my user profile on GetAFreelancer.

When you start, your options are limited, especially if you’re a non-paying standard member. When I say your options are limited, I mean your offerings are numbered and there are usually fees involved as well. From my personal point of view, if you really want to write seriously and you are sure that you are good at it, you might consider going for the gold membership at GetAFreelancer. I’ll tell you why in the next paragraph. If you don’t want to pay $12 for a month of Gold membership, please skip the next 2 paragraphs.

As a standard member, you have a limited number of offers on GetAFreelancer. I can’t remember exactly what the number is, but I think it should be less than 20. Since the site and most other sites use a bidding system, you will be asked and expected to bid on your projects on a constant basis. until you get a project. . Not only that, if you are a standard member, you will be charged fees for EVERY project awarded to you. For example, if you are awarded a project worth $30, you will automatically be charged $5 as the project fee even BEFORE you complete the project. So, for example, if you are awarded the project, you will start with -$5 in your account. Suppose the project owner decides not to pay you (for whatever reason), you will be left with a shortfall in your account.

Now, if you were to pay $12 and sign up for Gold status, you’d have a plethora of offers (150+). Not only that, you are also excluded from any project fees that a non-Gold member may have to pay. So suppose you get several projects, you will already save on fees. Not only that, since there are no project fees to pay, you can usually bid to collect lower fees. Let me tell you that most project owners tend to look for the cheapest provider they can get their hands on. It’s a sad fact, but more often than not, quality is overlooked for low fees.

There are many more sites you can get for freelance writing and proofreading jobs, but these are the most popular and have the highest success rate; At least from my personal point of view. For those who intend to start and have no idea how to do it, visit my profile or just send me a message anytime. I wish you the best in everything. Take care of yourself!